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A review by ja_hopkins
A Delicate Truth by John le Carré
4.0
A mysterious private contractor. A government minister who appears not to trust his Private Secretary. A career Foreign Office man. A counter-terror operation. This is our introduction to le Carre's A Delicate Truth. When the op goes wrong, we are thrust back in time to the planning, then forward to the aftermath.
Toby Bell, the aforementioned Private Secretary, finds out more than he should, but as he is about to act on his information, his protector warns him off, and he is suddenly shipped overseas.
Sir Christopher Probyn, the Foreign Office man tasked with providing the operation with a modicum of official cover is now retired, but when he encounters one of the men involved in the operation, his conscience prompts him to talk to Bell.
This story talks to the cosy relationship between the state, intelligence services and the private security (aka mercenary) industry, and how in the modern world, we cannot trust government. For me this was a welcome return to form - the last le Carre I read I really struggled with, but this is a tight, exciting and all too real story that I highly recommend.
Toby Bell, the aforementioned Private Secretary, finds out more than he should, but as he is about to act on his information, his protector warns him off, and he is suddenly shipped overseas.
Sir Christopher Probyn, the Foreign Office man tasked with providing the operation with a modicum of official cover is now retired, but when he encounters one of the men involved in the operation, his conscience prompts him to talk to Bell.
This story talks to the cosy relationship between the state, intelligence services and the private security (aka mercenary) industry, and how in the modern world, we cannot trust government. For me this was a welcome return to form - the last le Carre I read I really struggled with, but this is a tight, exciting and all too real story that I highly recommend.